GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| replicate | duplicate |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |